News Injunctions furore has calmed, editors tell select committee UK newspaper, magazine and news wire editors tell the joint committee on privacy and injunctions that the industry did face a 'spate of injunctions' but that the situation has since calmed By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Andrew Milligan/PA News Ofcom rejects Tommy Sheridan complaint against BBC Broadcasting regulator finds sufficient public interest in BBC documentary about former MSP to justify using leaked footage of police interviews By Joel Gunter • 2 min read
Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA News Times libel appeal reaches Supreme Court The Times announced in July last year it would seek to appeal a judgment which found the newspaper was not entitled to a defence of qualified privilege based on the Reynolds test of responsible journalism By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Sunday Mirror 'applauds' Ferdinand privacy ruling High Court judge rules in favour of Sunday paper, following privacy action by footballer Rio Ferdinand By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
Credit: By Dave Radcliffe, Liberal Democrats on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Lib Dems pass motion calling for 'overhaul' of PCC The Liberal Democrat conference passes phone-hacking motion calling for 'radical overhaul' of the Press Complaints Commission, as well as tighter media ownership rules and more protection from libel action By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Michael Bruntonspall on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Guardian: Met seeks court order for phone hacking sources The Metropolitan Police is to apply for a court order next week under the Official Secrets Act, in an attempt to get journalists to reveal sources of phone-hacking coverage By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Newspaper's hospital interview breached code, says PCC The Press Complaints Commission upheld a complaint against the Essex Chronicle that 'appropriate permission' had not been sought by a reporter to carry out an interview in a stroke unit By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Ruling allows 'real time' Court of Protection reporting Judge allows reporting of court of protection case as it progresses following application from the Times and Sunday Times, citing public interest By Joel Gunter • 3 min read
Credit: Michael Bruntonspall on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Guardian updates editorial code following review Readers' editor Chris Elliot says 'careful look' taken at new privacy rules in light of the phone-hacking scandal By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Ben Sutherland on Flickr News Government told to release Thatcher's Hillsborough papers Information Commissioner rules there is public interest in conversations involving former prime minister Margaret Thatcher about the disaster By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: Mike_fleming on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News House of Lords launches investigative journalism inquiry Communications committee to examine how the economy, newspaper closures and declining readerships threatens original and investigative journalism By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Dick Fedorcio referred to police complaints body 'High level of public interest' sees Metropolitan police media chief's relationships with News International looked at by Independent Police Complaints Commission By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
